Sadiq's

Sadiq's records state he was detained after suspicious documents allegedly belonging to his son were found in a raid on his house.

Guantánamo Bay files: Children and senile old men among detainees 2011

Sadiq's proposition gave Brown a chance, however tentative, to achieve a victory of sorts in his corner of Afghanistan and redeem the loss of his men.

Combat Generation: Trying to work with an Afghan insurgent 2010

Every few nights, one of Sadiq's deputies telephoned Brown to work out the terms of the deal.

Combat Generation: Trying to work with an Afghan insurgent 2010

Brown could only guess at Sadiq's motivation for approaching him.

Combat Generation: Trying to work with an Afghan insurgent 2010

"We are surrounded by 1,000 Taliban, but our government doesn't accept us!" one of Sadiq's deputies screamed over the satellite phone.

Combat Generation: Trying to work with an Afghan insurgent 2010

Sadiq's brother-in-law insisted that the U.S. commandos were acting on bad intelligence from a rival who had accused Sadiq of murdering his father a decade earlier.

Combat Generation: Trying to work with an Afghan insurgent 2010

"We are surrounded by 1,000 Taliban, but our government doesn't accept us!" one of Sadiq's deputies screamed over the satellite phone.

Combat Generation: Trying to work with an Afghan insurgent 2010

Sadiq's relationship with subsequent American officers deteriorated, and in 2005 U.S. forces tried to kill him with a Hellfire missile.

Combat Generation: Trying to work with an Afghan insurgent 2010

Zaman offered to dispatch more than 500 Afghan troops to link up with Sadiq's fighters.

Combat Generation: Trying to work with an Afghan insurgent 2010

Sadiq's battlefield exploits and knowledge of Islam made him a power broker in the region, according to U.S. and Afghan officials.

Combat Generation: Trying to work with an Afghan insurgent 2010